Dramatic footage released by a Florida fire department shows the moment a backdraft injured two firefighters. The fire happened Monday morning in a West Palm Beach neighborhood. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, the fire started in the garage of the home. … [Read more...]

ORIGINAL POST: http://www.firehouse.com/article/12299897/from-research-to-real-life
Even if you tried to ignore what has been going on in the fire service the last several years, you could not have avoided hearing about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … [Read more...]

UL Firefighter Safety - Research engineers with the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) continue work on the DHS2013 Fire Attack Study by developing visual aids to be used in the future online training program which will be disseminated to the fire … [Read more...]

Experiments were conducted to investigate the capabilities and limitations of compressed air foam (CAF) relative to water when used for interior structural fire fighting. The key outcomes were to measure the gas cooling and fire suppression capabilities of CAF compared to water. … [Read more...]

New Module from CFITrainer.Net – Thermometry, Heat, and Heat Transfer
Join us for this new module that takes you under the cone calorimeter at UL with Dan Madryzkowski and his team to better understand temperature, heat, heat flux, heat transfer, and how these … [Read more...]

The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) launched the Safe Operations for Law Enforcement on the Fire Ground training video and accompanying four-hour classroom led curriculum.
The ISFSI LEO fire ground training curriculum consists of an online training … [Read more...]

Original Post: http://www.firerescuemagazine.com/articles/print/volume-12/issue-1/command-and-leadership/science-for-dummies-like-me-part-1.html
Over the past decade, fire research has brought a whole new level of debate over our tactics, training, and understanding of fire … [Read more...]

Not to be overly dramatic, but to me, fire attack is combat. Not much different than any other type of fight. My intention is to present an overwhelming force that ends the fight quickly and in my favor. This isn’t to be confused with fighting sports. In the sporting … [Read more...]

he four-alarm fire on the Upper West Side was accidental, caused by "careless use of an open flame/candle," according to fire officials.
Twenty-four people, including four firefighters and an 8-year-old girl, were hurt, but their injuries are not thought to be life … [Read more...]

The conditions inside a burning building are perilous and can change rapidly. For firefighters searching for people trapped within a burning building, these risks can be exacerbated in a matter of seconds as exposure to high temperature may cause their personal protective … [Read more...]

http://www.firerescuemagazine.com/articles/print/volume-11/issue-12/management-and-leadership/your-generation-s-fire.html?utm_content=buffer18f17&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
A lot has been said about the idea of generational … [Read more...]

Fire Engineering - This week, four members will provide an update on the ongoing work by the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute.
Topics include introducing the newest addition to the team, Dr. Craig Weinschenk, and discussing current campaigns, as well as Training … [Read more...]

It started with a cigarette.
Left behind on the back deck of a home on Meadowbrook Court in Loudoun County, Fire Chief Keith Brower said the cigarette led him to realize they’re now battling a type of fire that moves so fast, “We can’t get there in time.”
A child nearby first … [Read more...]

Original post: http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-169/issue-10/features/modern-house-fires-effects-of-research-on-strategy-and-tactics.html
By Jerry Knapp and William Quinn
House fires are our most important alarm. They account for about 75 percent of all … [Read more...]

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